Collection: Lina Obregon

Born in Colombia and based in Milan, Lina Obregón graduated in Industrial Design, Master in Bionics and Design at the IED research center with a background in strategic design and product design. Product design consultant for various companies such as Paola Lenti, MDF Italia, Serralunga, DesignMesa, Tognana porcellane, Deborah Group, Porcelanosa, and others. For Paola Lenti he designed Telar, a collection of outdoor seating and winner of the RED DOT AWARD 2020 BEST OF THE BEST and of the Honorable Mention at the NYCxDESIGN AWARDS 2020.

She is part of the MATERIAVERA interdisciplinary group, developing projects that involve the use of environmentally friendly materials. She is a member of EVENTIURBANI_ Milano, creating targeted bilateral business strategies between Italy and Colombia in the fields of architecture, design and art. A vast experience of collaborations with various design studios in Milan (including TotalTool, Fragile, FocusDesign, Studio Villa, mainly following projects in the field of strategic design and product design, many of which have won important national and international prizes and awards ) is the basis from which his activity as a consultant starts, with a personal approach guided by curiosity and experimentation and aimed at integrating with the DNA of the companies she collaborates with.

Active in the academic and research fields, she was the founder and director of the bionics research group of the Pontifical Bolivarian University, a lecturer invited to several international workshops in Colombia. Other experiences include teaching at the European Institute of Design in Milan and as a tutor at the Domus Academy (Master in Business design) and at the Milan Polytechnic.